Software And Firmware Upgrades; Managing The Firmware Banks - Avaya G250 Administration

To use FTP/TFTP file transfer, you need to have an FTP server or TFTP server on your
network.
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If you use an FTP server, the G250/G350 prompts you for a username and
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password when you enter a command to transfer a file. Also, when opening an
FTP connection to the S8300, all anonymous FTP file transfers are restricted to
the /pub directory. Permission for anonymous FTP users to create files in other
directories is denied.

Software and firmware upgrades

You can upgrade software on the Avaya G250/G350 Media Gateway. Software used to control
the Avaya G250/G350 Media Gateway itself and media modules installed on the G250/G350 is
called firmware. Use a USB device or the FTP or TFTP protocol to download a new version of
software or firmware. You can upgrade the following types of software and firmware:
Firmware for the Avaya G250/G350 Media Gateway
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Java applet for Avaya G350 Manager (G350 only)
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Firmware for media modules
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You can also use the G250/G350 to upgrade the firmware and configuration files
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for IP phones. For details, see Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G250 Media
Gateway, 03-300434 or Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G350 Media
Gateway, 03-300394.

Managing the firmware banks

The G250/G350 has two firmware banks:
Bank A
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Bank B
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Each firmware bank contains a version of the G250/G350 firmware. These may be different
versions. The purpose of this feature is to provide software redundancy. If one of the versions
becomes corrupted, you can reset the G250/G350 using the other version. This is particularly
important when downloading new versions.
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